Question

What is an indicator? What does it tell you about solutions?

Answer 1

Answer:

Pure water is neutral, and so is petrol. An indicator is a substance that changes colour when it is added to acidic or alkaline solutions. You can prepare homemade indicators from red cabbage or beetroot juice - these will help you see if a solution is acidic or alkaline.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The common application of indicators is the detection of end points of titrations. The colour of an indicator alters when the acidity or the oxidizing strength of the solution, or the concentration of a certain chemical species, reaches a critical range of values.